Siemens’ digital twin tech helps MobileDrive enhance ADAS for next-gen autonomous driving systemsMobileDrive’s primary interest was to use a model-based framework to develop the algorithms and software controls for common and advanced ADAS applicationsSiemens Digital Industries Software has announced that MobileDrive has adopted a model-based systems engineering (MBSE) approach to support its Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) development, using the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio and its comprehensive digital twin technology.\nBy leveraging Siemens’ expertise in the digital thread, MobileDrive has accelerated its progress to build next-generation autonomous driving systems.\nThis systems model was then applied to a virtual test environment allowing the MobileDrive team to observe vehicles as a true digital twin to quickly uncover and address both system and software performance issues earlier in the development cycle.\nAccording to Siemens, this helped MobileDrive to realise a more effective and reliable software development process before a physical prototype was even built.\nThis was due to their newfound ability to verify ADAS software features early in the digital twin environment, reducing the effort of hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) and vehicle testing.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Simulated terrible drivers cut the time and cost of AV testing by a factor of one thousand: New virtual testing environment breaks the 'curse of rarity' for autonomous vehicle emergency decision-makin","slug":"simulated-terrible-drivers-cut-the-time-and-cost-of-av-testing-by-a-factor-of-one-thousand-new-virtual-testing-environment-breaks-the-curse-of-rarity-for-autonomous-vehicle-emergency-decision-makin","publishDate":"2023-03-23 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-23 14:30:53.717427","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"In a simulated environment, vehicles trained by artificial intelligence perform perilous maneuvers, forcing the AV to make decisions that confront drivers only rarely on the road but are needed to better train the vehicles.\nTo repeatedly encounter those kinds of situations for data collection, real world test vehicles need to drive for hundreds of millions to hundreds of billions of miles.\n\"The AV test vehicles we're using are real, but we've created a mixed reality testing environment.\n\"It also opens the door for accelerated training of safety-critical autonomous systems by leveraging AI-based testing agents, which may create a symbiotic relationship between testing and training, accelerating both fields.\"\nLaunched in 2015, Mcity, was the world's first purpose-built test environment for connected and autonomous vehicles.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Baidu’s (BIDU) Apollo gains approval to test autonomous vehicles in Shanghai","slug":"baidus-bidu-apollo-gains-approval-to-test-autonomous-vehicles-in-shanghai","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-23 14:30:53.179709","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Apollo, Baidu’s (NASDAQ: BIDU) smart car business, announced Wednesday that the Chinese tech giant has received approval to be among the first companies to test fully autonomous vehicles in Shanghai.\nApollo currently operates driverless robotaxi services in specially designated areas of Wuhan, Chongqing and Beijing.\nApollo plans to put an additional 200 fully driverless robotaxis into operation across China in 2023 which would then result in it operating the largest robotaxi fleet in the world.\nThe company has been investing in smart car technology since 2017 and has made significant progress in developing self-driving cars that can navigate complex urban environments.\nBaidu has accumulated more than 40 million kilometers of L4 autonomous driving test mileage and 3,477 autonomous driving patent families, holding the world record for number of autonomous driving patents for four consecutive years.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Photos: Self-driving cars get tangled in downed Muni wires during storm in San Francisco","slug":"photos-self-driving-cars-get-tangled-in-downed-muni-wires-during-storm-in-san-francisco","publishDate":"2023-03-22 17:47:57+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-23 14:30:52.018559","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"While humans can see the road closure signs, viewer photos sent to KRON4 show autonomous vehicles cannot.\nPhotos show two self-driving cars that apparently did not detect road closure tape and drove through the closed street due to downed Muni wires at the intersection of Leavenworth Street and Clay Street.\n(Photo: John Bettencourt)(Photo: John Bettencourt)(Photo: John Bettencourt)(Photo: John Bettencourt)The photos show the cars are with Cruise, a self-driving car company affiliated with General Motors and Honda.\nSan Francisco has allowed these autonomous cars to navigate its streets without drivers since 2020.\nCruise announced recently that it wants to begin testing driverless autonomous vehicles across California.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Apple Bulks Up Autonomous Car Program With More Test Drivers - Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), General Motors (NYSE:GM), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)","slug":"apple-bulks-up-autonomous-car-program-with-more-test-drivers-apple-nasdaq-aapl-general-motors-nyse-gm-amazon-com-nasdaq-amzn","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-23 14:30:50.743042","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Apple Inc AAPL has reportedly ramped up the hiring of drivers registered for testing autonomous driving features on public roads in California.\nWhat Happened: According to the California DMV, Apple has increased the number of drivers for testing its autonomous vehicles to 201 while keeping its fleet size steady at 67 as of March 17, reported macReports.\nAmazon.com Inc‘s AMZN Zoox presently has the most number of drivers while General Motors‘ GM Cruise has the most number of vehicles with a 709 vehicle-wide fleet, macReports said.\nA test vehicle in manual driving mode was making a U-turn when the rim made contact with the curb.\nThe test vehicle sustained damage to the right front rim, the report said.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"GM’s Cruise Requests Approval to Test Autonomous Driving Across California","slug":"gms-cruise-requests-approval-to-test-autonomous-driving-across-california","publishDate":"2023-03-21 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-22 14:31:01.629074","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The General Motors-run autonomous vehicle company Cruise asked California on Monday for approval to broaden its testing region to the whole state, as reported by ABC News.\nThe company has already been testing its self-driving cars in San Francisco, where it is headquartered, for more than two years now.\nCruise spokesperson Drew Pusateri described the move as the first in what Cruise hopes will be an ongoing relationship with the California DMV.\nThe test permit won’t let Cruise carry non-worker passengers beyond San Francisco, but it would approve employee driving of up to 55 miles per hour (88km/hr) throughout California, according to the company.\nCurrently, Cruise is facing an investigation from U.S. safety regulators over reports of its vehicles coming to unexpected stops, and even stranding some passengers.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Tire Technology Expo 2023 opens in Hannover","slug":"tire-technology-expo-2023-opens-in-hannover","publishDate":"2023-03-21 11:51:25+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-22 14:31:01.254284","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Tire Technology Expo 2023 has officially opened!\nThe conference began this morning at 9am with a welcome address from Tire Technology Expo founder, Tony Robinson.\nTony emphasized the use of tires as a form of data capture for tire manufacturers, particularly regarding aquaplaning, and also underlined the requirement for vehicle-to-vehicle communications and the need for integrated thinking between vehicle manufacturers and tire manufacturers.\nIn his presentation ‘GDSO – beyond tire identification, the reference for data transfer’, Riccardo Giovannotti, secretary general of GDSO, elaborated on this idea of the tire as a valuable asset and form of data capture.\nTo hear more insights from the tire industry’s leading experts and academics, click below to book a pass for the Tire Technology Expo Conference, which is taking place in Hannover, Germany on March 21, 22, 23.
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